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Music Expert (Music Teacher / Musician)
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Contract type
Freelance
Work mode
Remote
Experience
Mid-level · 3+ years
Job description
Music Experts (music teachers or musicians) annotate 30–90 second field recordings for a customer project that trains next-generation AI systems, identifying instruments, tempo, key and background events. No prior AI experience is required.
At a glance
- Employment
- Contract · Independent contractor
- Work mode
- Remote
- Languages
- English
What you'll do
- Listen attentively to 30–90 second field recordings using quality headphones in a quiet workspace and provide detailed, structured annotations on musical content, including instrument identification, tempo, key, and timestamps for audible background events (e.g., traffic, applause, sirens).
- Document scene details through a project-specific web platform, ensuring clarity and precision in musical and environmental observations.
- Compare pairs of recordings of the same song from different locations, highlighting consistent and varying musical or contextual elements.
- Review and evaluate AI model-generated descriptions of musical clips, marking accuracy and providing concise, evidence-based written feedback.
- Participate in a brief paid onboarding/calibration session and attend short weekly online syncs to align on project standards and expectations.
- Maintain high annotation quality across repetitive, detail-oriented tasks using dropdown menus, structured notes, and timestamps.
What we're looking for
- 3+ years of hands-on music or audio experience as a musician, teacher, producer, session player, or similar.
- Exceptional analytical listening skills — ability to isolate instruments and events from complex real-world audio mixes.
- Proficiency in identifying musical key and tempo (within a few BPM) using relative pitch and reference tools as needed.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills for precise annotation and collaborative feedback.
- Reliable access to high-quality headphones, a quiet workspace, and stable internet connectivity.
Nice to have
- Formal conservatory training or a degree in music theory or instrumental performance is highly desirable.
- Experience with audio annotation, music transcription, or sound analysis preferred.